Vocabulary (16)

 La vaca: The cow (Spanish)

La vaca

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The cow Show

 El caballo: The horse (Spanish)

El caballo

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The horse Show

 El cerdo: The pig (Spanish)

El cerdo

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The pig Show

 La cabra: The goat (Spanish)

La cabra

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The goat Show

 El campo: The countryside (Spanish)

El campo

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The countryside Show

 Alimentar (to feed) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Alimentar

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To feed Show

 La granja: The farm (Spanish)

La granja

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The farm Show

 El toro: The bull (Spanish)

El toro

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The bull Show

 La mosca: The fly (Spanish)

La mosca

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The fly Show

 La araña: The spider (Spanish)

La araña

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The spider Show

 Criar (to raise) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Criar

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To raise Show

 La naturaleza: The nature (Spanish)

La naturaleza

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The nature Show

 Al aire libre: In the open air (Spanish)

Al aire libre

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In the open air Show

 La hierba: the grass (Spanish)

La hierba

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The grass Show

 El cordero: The lamb (Spanish)

El cordero

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The lamb Show

 El agricultor : The farmer (Spanish)

El agricultor

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The farmer Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. ¿Dónde creciste? ¿En el campo o en la ciudad? (Where did you grow up? On the countryside or in the city?)
  2. ¿Tuviste que cuidar animales? ¿Animales de granja o mascotas? (Did you have to care for animals? Farm animals or pets?)
  3. ¿Qué opinas de las corridas de toros en España? (What do you think of the bull fighting in Spain?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Crecí en el campo.

I grew up on the countryside.

Mi familia tiene una granja, así que ayudé mucho a cuidar de los cerdos, vacas y gallinas.

My family has a farm so I helped a lot to care for the pigs, cows and chicken.

Crecí en una pequeña ciudad. Mi familia tenía un perro. Yo ayudaba a cuidarlo.

I grew up in a small city. My family had a dog. I helped to care for him.

Crecí en Berlín, la capital de Alemania. Solo teníamos un pequeño apartamento, así que nunca tuvimos una mascota.

I grew up in Berlin, the capital of Germany. We only had a small apartment so we never had a pet.

Creo que la tauromaquia es una tradición importante en España y quiero ver una corrida.

I think the bull fighting is an important tradition in Spain and I want to see a fight.

La tauromaquia en España es cruel. Esa tradición tiene que terminar pronto para proteger a los toros.

The bull fighting in Spain is cruel. That tradition has to end soon to protect the bulls.

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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

Exercise 3: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

El agricultor se levanta temprano para alimentar a los cerdos. (The farmer gets up early to feed the pigs.)
Se dice que en el campo se duerme mejor por la noche. (It is said that you sleep better in the countryside at night.)
Me gusta pasear contigo por la hierba al aire libre. (I like walking with you on the grass outdoors.)
El campesino siempre lleva un cuaderno consigo. (The farmer always carries a notebook with him.)

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Clasifica las palabras en las dos categorías según si están relacionadas con los animales de la granja o con las actividades y elementos del campo.

Animales de la granja

Actividades y elementos del campo

Grammar

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Ir to go

Futuro simple

Spanish English
(yo) iré I will go
(tú) irás You will go
(él/ella) irá he/she will go
(nosotros/nosotras) iremos we will go
(vosotros/vosotras) iréis You will go
(ellos/ellas) irán they will go

Exercises and examples phrases

Visitar to visit

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
(yo) visitaba I used to visit
(tú) visitabas You used to visit
(él/ella) visitaba he/she was visiting
(nosotros/nosotras) visitábamos we visited
(vosotros/vosotras) visitabais You visited
(ellos/ellas) visitaban they visited

Exercises and examples phrases

Explorar to explore

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
(yo) exploraba I was exploring
(tú) explorabas You were exploring
(él/ella) exploraba he/she was exploring
(nosotros/nosotras) explorábamos we explored
(vosotros/vosotras) explorabais You explored
(ellos/ellas) exploraban they explored

Exercises and examples phrases

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